if only

If only you could see yourself through the eyes of those you know. To see what they see inside yourself, to know as friend or foe. Some may see you awful, some may see you strange, but in the eyes of others these thoughts may seem deranged. But if you could see yourself the way that I see you, you'd never doubt that you are loved and cherished through and through. Even when you broke my heart and threw it in the trash. I never saw anything else but love I know could last. Every time I'm near you all I can do is look in awe. I tell myself to hold it in, while wishing on a star. You are broken and confused and inside of that there is no doubt. But all I have is tenderness, for it's you I can't live without. All I want is to love you, and wish it was returned. Alas it does elude me, I end up getting burned. To me you are a thorny rose, so beautiful to behold. But every time I reach for you my blood is to be sold. I sacrifice my heart for you, for I'd die to see you